Alabama's Tyler Fay pitches no-hitter against Florida for Tide's first in a complete game since 1942
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Tyler Fay pitched Alabama's first nine-inning, complete-game no-hitter in 84 years, striking out 13 in a 6-0 victory over Florida on Friday night. Fay retired the last 10 batters, getting Brendan Lawson to fly out to left to end the game .
Fay, who had never pitched more than seven innings in college, threw a career-high 132 pitches, 85 for strikes. The redshirt junior from Doniphan, Nebraska, issued a walk in the second inning and another in the sixth against the Gators (19-4, 3-1 SEC), who are ranked as high as No. 17.
Fay came into the season as Alabama's No. 1 starter and entered the game with a 3-2 record and 5. 43 ERA.
The Crimson Tide (16-7, 1-3) hadn't had a pitcher throw a complete-game, nine-inning no-hitter since Eddie Wocar did it at Mississippi on April 24, 1942. Florida was no-hit for the first time since Jacksonville’s Tom McMillan did it in a seven-inning game June 1, 1963. ___ AP college sports: https://apnews.
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